Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), June 16 -- : The Kerala Police on Wednesday registered a case against several Congress leaders and about a hundred other party workers for violating COVID-19 protocol during a function where K Sudhakaran assumed charge as the new party chief.

Local Congress leaders and workers had thronged to Indira Bhavan, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) headquarters while violation of COVID norms.

"The case has been registered against Congress leaders who gave a welcome to the new KPCC president K Sudhakaran and about hundred Congress workers who violated COVID protocol. The case has been registered under relevant sections of Kerala Epidemic Diseases Act for flouting of Covid protocol," police told ANI.

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